Corrupt, brutal and unprofessional? Africa-wide survey of police finds diverging patterns

March 13, 2024 19

IPPR’s Graham Hopwood weighs in on Mines and Energy Minister’s Denial of Corruption Allegations Regarding Petroleum Licenses

Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo dismissed allegations of corruptly awarding petroleum licenses in the oil and gas sector to a friend during a parliamentary session on Tuesday. The accusations surfaced following a question posed by Henny Seibeb, a Member of Parliament representing the Landless People's Movement, regarding corruption. Alweendo acknowledged similar accusations circulating on social media platforms. Graham Hopwood, Executive Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research, provides […]

March 13, 2024 46

Africa

US imposes new sanctions on Zimbabwe

The US has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa for corruption and human rights abuses. The order, according to the BBC, also affects other senior leaders in the country - blocking their assets in the US and barring them from unofficial travel there. The new sanctions replace a broader programme that was introduced two decades ago. The White House said, “We continue to witness gross abuses of political, economic, […]

March 5, 2024 49

Namibia

President Geingob went knowing the truth: Kandjii-Murangi

Higher Education, Training, and Innovation Minister, Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi, said former President Hage Geingob could not dismiss her for alleged corruption because he was aware of the facts. Kandjii-Murangi withstood calls last year for her resignation and dismissal following media reports that she was unduly paid in subsistence and travel allowances (S&T). It was alleged that the minister used her political muscle to coerce state-owned institutions under her authority to […]

February 22, 2024 26

Environment

In Cambodia, an official’s cashew factory churns out timber from a protected forest

By Gerald Flynn & Phoung Vantha Vegetation lurches over a concrete wall that runs alongside a quiet road in the northern Cambodian province of Preah Vihear. Behind the wall, and the rusty gate that serves as the only entrance point, sits one of Cambodia’s three medium-sized cashew nut processing factories. At 2 p.m. on a Thursday in late November last year, the road is silent under the […]

February 20, 2024 17

World

Alexei Navalny: reported death of Putin’s most prominent opponent spells the end of politics in Russia

By Alexander Titov, Queen's University Belfast Reports of the death of Russia’s most famous opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, in an Arctic prison camp are shocking, but not entirely unexpected. It draws a line under Russia’s political development over the past two decades by highlighting that a challenge from within is no longer possible. Navalny was the last public politician to pose a real challenge to the Kremlin, but […]

February 19, 2024 13

South Africa

Corruption and clean energy in South Africa: economic model shows trust in government is linked to takeup of renewables

By Roula Inglesi-Lotz, University of Pretoria South Africa relies heavily on energy from coal-fired power stations, which emit large quantities of carbon. But making the transition to greater use of renewable energies, such as solar, is being hampered by a number of factors. Chief among them is corruption, which is affecting the quality of institutions. In a recent paper I set out how perceptions of corruption in […]

February 19, 2024 5

South Africa

Court Postpones Case Against Eskom Safety Risk Manager on Charges of Fraud and Corruption

South Africa's Middleburg Regional Court has deferred the case against Eskom Safety Risk Manager Thandi Ruth Magagula, based in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, to March 26, 2024. Magagula faces charges of fraud, corruption, and money laundering following her arrest by the Hawks in Middelburg. The allegations center around her purported failure to disclose a conflict of interest while concurrently serving as an Eskom manager and a director of a company providing services […]

February 12, 2024 33

Africa

The rise of African prophets: the unchecked power of the leaders of Pentecostal churches

By Josiah Taru, Rice University Over the last 20 years there’s been an unprecedented increase in charismatic Pentecostal prophets – or men of God as they’re called in Pentecostal parlance. Across Africa their unchecked influence has spread into social, economic and political institutions. Pentecostalism is one of the fastest-growing strands of Christianity on the continent. In Zimbabwe, for example, the Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministry claims its membership […]

February 9, 2024 53

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